I think that what the Dr. Rebekah Nathan is a very interesting thing to do. Not many people think about switching their positions in life, let alone actually doing it. She decided to fill a role normally filled by someone under half of her age and she able to fulfill almost completely. She would attempt her goal in the most complete way possible and she would make mistakes along the way, showing that she is coming into this with very little knowledge. In her book, she covers what it is like to live in the dorms for a year. In the excerpt that we are reading though, it only covers the first few weeks of her being at school. She goes through the move in period before school starts, the confusion of finding the buildings in a new way, making friends at the school, some mistakes that she made, and talks about the average life of a freshman in college.
In one case, she was caught with alcohol in the lobby of her school. While this is a mistake that most freshmen won't make do to the fact that they are scared of under-ages, it shows that she also can make mistakes from not paying attention to the rules. She also was very confused by the layout of the campus due to the fact she has never seen the campus from the walking side. This put her into a position just like the incoming freshman, not knowing where they are going or just generally confused about locations. I can say that when I first arrived at the school, I was definitely confused about the locations of things, in particular the rooms in McCormick. With her writing, I can agree with what she is saying. What she says about her experiences as a freshman are very understandable as one myself. Making friends, doing athletics, getting in trouble, and other things that freshman take part in are all talked about.
The Mind at Work
I enjoyed the writing that Mike Rose. He talks about stories of his past with his family and what the family members do or did for a living. He presents a question of are people who work industrial, blue-collar jobs just as intelligent as others who went to college or a university. I personally believe that blue-collar workers can be more intelligent in many situations. They work with their hands on a daily basis and understand how to make things works that others could not. They have an understanding of things that need to get done and how to do a hard task in the easiest way possible with the tools that they have. Now, in a good amount of subjects they can be smarter, but it won't be in every case. I try to learn as much as I can though from blue-collar workers because they can teach you the things that will keep on being needed like how to build something. That is what I feel on this subject.
I think that what the Dr. Rebekah Nathan is a very interesting thing to do. Not many people think about switching their positions in life, let alone actually doing it. She decided to fill a role normally filled by someone under half of her age and she able to fulfill almost completely. She would attempt her goal in the most complete way possible and she would make mistakes along the way, showing that she is coming into this with very little knowledge. In her book, she covers what it is like to live in the dorms for a year. In the excerpt that we are reading though, it only covers the first few weeks of her being at school. She goes through the move in period before school starts, the confusion of finding the buildings in a new way, making friends at the school, some mistakes that she made, and talks about the average life of a freshman in college.
In one case, she was caught with alcohol in the lobby of her school. While this is a mistake that most freshmen won't make do to the fact that they are scared of under-ages, it shows that she also can make mistakes from not paying attention to the rules. She also was very confused by the layout of the campus due to the fact she has never seen the campus from the walking side. This put her into a position just like the incoming freshman, not knowing where they are going or just generally confused about locations. I can say that when I first arrived at the school, I was definitely confused about the locations of things, in particular the rooms in McCormick. With her writing, I can agree with what she is saying. What she says about her experiences as a freshman are very understandable as one myself. Making friends, doing athletics, getting in trouble, and other things that freshman take part in are all talked about.
The Mind at Work
I enjoyed the writing that Mike Rose. He talks about stories of his past with his family and what the family members do or did for a living. He presents a question of are people who work industrial, blue-collar jobs just as intelligent as others who went to college or a university. I personally believe that blue-collar workers can be more intelligent in many situations. They work with their hands on a daily basis and understand how to make things works that others could not. They have an understanding of things that need to get done and how to do a hard task in the easiest way possible with the tools that they have. Now, in a good amount of subjects they can be smarter, but it won't be in every case. I try to learn as much as I can though from blue-collar workers because they can teach you the things that will keep on being needed like how to build something. That is what I feel on this subject.